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Mike Mignola Explains Why Guillermo del Toro’s Scrapped ‘Hellboy 3’ Was Never Made into a Comic Book
As Hellboy fans are well aware at this point, Guillermo del Toro‘s plan was for his Hellboy II: The Golden Army to spawn a follow-up that would turn his vision into a trilogy, but alas, he just couldn’t get the funding necessary to make it happen. That’s why the franchise was rebooted this year with Neil Marshall’s Hellboy, which likely won’t be getting a sequel either.
The iteration of Hellboy that exists in the world of Mike Mignola‘s comic books is of course separate from both the del Toro universe and Marshall’s film, and Mignola plans to keep it that way. Speaking with Screen Rant this week, Mignola explained the simple reason why he was never into the idea of turning del Toro’s scrapped Hellboy 3 into a comic book series.
“I think del Toro mentioned it to me once, and I said no,” Mignola told the site. “I think, let the comics be the comics. Comics are confusing enough for people. Let’s not have two different versions of the Hellboy comic out there.”
He added, “My vote would be (to say) no.”
Both comic franchises and movie franchises have indeed become confusing and messy, with multiple different iterations and continuities existing at the same time, so it’s sort of refreshing to hear that Mignola wants there to only ever be one version of Hellboy in the world of comics. An admirable stance, even if we’d love to at least be able to *read* del Toro’s Hellboy 3.
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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